EUGENE, Ore. — Teenager Tate Taylor stunned a field that included Olympic gold medalist Letsile Tebogo in the 200 meters at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday.
Taylor, an 18-year-old from San Antonio Texas, ran a personal best 19.75 seconds into a headwind. Taylor had already drawn attention in the sprints as the first high schooler to run the 200 in under 20 seconds. Tebogo finished second at the Pre in 19.93.
Taylor called the result “crazy ridiculous.”…